This week we’re joined by Michael E. Smith, Professor of Anthropology and Archeologist at Arizona State’s School of Human Evolution and Social Change.  We talk with Michael about his article in Aeon Magazine entitled Energized Crowding about life in early cities and neighborhoods. To listen to this episode, you can find the show at Streetsblog

When I went into planning I never thought I would be self employed. I thought I’d work for a city or continue in the non-profit world. After my previous job at Reconnecting America, there was a short time where I wondered what I was going to do.  But after a while I started getting emails

This week we’re joined by Nolan Gray to talk about his new book Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It. We talk about how cities were regulated before zoning, why state and national reforms are important and why zoning abolition should be the ultimate goal. You can find audio

This week on Mondays we’re playing catch up with stories from the last five weeks of The Overhead Wire newsletter. Dangerous roads, TXDOT skirts environmental rules, young adults stay close to home, Stuttgart’s green corridor and much more. You can find all the links to the stories in the notes below:

This week we’re joined by Kim Cella of Citizens for Modern Transit and Sheila Holm of AARP. to discuss how they are transforming transit stops in St. Louis. We chat about how they involve the community, engage transit operators, and bring life to grey spaces. Listen to the episode at Streetsblog USA and our hosting

This week we’re joined by author Paris Marx to talk about their book Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation. We talk about Technologists and the stories they tell themselves, Ursula K Le Guin’s Carrier Bag Theory, and Uber’s impact on labor laws. To listen to this show visit

This week Chrissy and Jeff talk about the Inflation Reduction Act and all the things in the bill from an urban issue standpoint. We talk tax breaks for electric vehicles, tax credits for electric appliances, environmental services and much more! A few articles below we used as sources:

This week we’re joined by David Andersson, part of the Art and Culture team at Bloomberg Associates. David chats about the implementation and safety characteristics of asphalt art, how communities work on these projects, and the character of public art. You can listen to this episode at Streetsblog USA or on our hosting site. Below

This week we’re joined by architecture writer and journalist Alexandra Lange to talk about her book: Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall. We chat about the evolution of the mall, equity and legal implications, and of course pop culture. Listen to this episode at Streetsblog USA or on our hosting

This week on Talking Headways, we’re listening in on a 1 to 1 conversation between City of Phoenix planner Elias Valencia, and community champion Victor Vidales. Elias and Victor talk about the process of creating the South Central TOD Community Plan and what it takes to create strategies that empower neighborhoods and reduce displacement. Listen